Born in Flames (1983)

Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.

Director:

Lizzie Borden

Writers:

Lizzie Borden (screenplay), Ed Bowes (story)

Stars:

Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Honey	...	Honey
Adele Bertei	...	Isabel
Jean Satterfield	...	Adelaide Norris
Florynce Kennedy	...	Zella (as Flo Kennedy)
Becky Johnston	...	Newspaper Editor
Pat Murphy	...	Newspaper Editor
Kathryn Bigelow	...	Newspaper Editor
Hillary Hurst	...	Leader of Women's Army Hillary Hurst
Sheila McLaughlin	...	Other Leader
Marty Pottenger	...	Other Leader / Woman at Site
Lynne Jones	...	Other Leader
Ron Vawter	...	FBI Agent
John Coplans	...	Chief
John Rudolph	...	TV Newscaster
Warner Schreiner	...	TV Newscaster

Storyline

Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, a revolution in which a socialist government gains power, this films presents a dystopia in which the issues of many progressive groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are ostensibly dealt with by the government, and yet there are still problems with jobs, with gender issues, with governmental preference and violence. In New York City, in this future time, a group of women decide to organize and mobilize, to take the revolution farther than any man - and many women - ever imagined in their lifetimes.

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Plot Keywords:

revolution | socialist | new york city | feminist | racism | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the film, the beginning of a TV news broadcast is abruptly interrupted by a message from the Women's Army. The opening animation for the news broadcast was the one used for New York TV station WNEW-TV (now WNYW), channel 5.

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Quotes

Woman at Induction: Why we call it army? I thought army was for the men.

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Connections

Edited into Film Title Poem (2016)

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Soundtracks

Oh Jim
(uncredited)
written and performed by Lou Reed

User Reviews

Strangely prescient

An interesting and timely movie for 2019. I found it particularly interesting that the writers of this movie, in 1981, we able to craft dialogue for the "Men's movement" that is exactly what the alt-right men of today are spouting.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

3 November 1983 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Born in Flames

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Jerome Foundation, C.A.P.S., Young Filmmakers Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1